Fur-beating machine.



F. HERUD.

FUR BEATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1913.

1 ,Q82,747, Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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FRANK HERUD, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

FUR-BEATING- MACHINE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HERUD, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fur-Beating Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to produce a machine which willremove the dust from furs without injuring the same.

The beating of furs presents a problem wholly distinct from thatinvolved in heating carpets or rugs, in the fact that the heatingelement must strike the fur a short quick and momentary blow, withoutpermitting it to become embedded in the fur. If the period of contact ofthe beater with the fur is unduly prolonged, the fine h airs of the furwill fly up on either side of the heating element and will cause thesame to become firmly embedded therein, so that the subsequent pullingaction on the heating element and the attempt to disengage the same fromthe far will cause it to drag on the fur, thereby tearing out the finehairs which alone give value to the skin.

Accordingly, one feature of the invention consists in means for causingthe flexible heaters to strike the fur with a short quick momentary blowso as to prevent the heaters from becoming embedded in and dragging onthe fur. This is accomplished by providing a soft elastic support forthe skin at the point where the heaters engage the same so as to causethe said heaters toquickly rebound, thereby preventing the heaters fromdragging on the skin when disengaging the same.

Other features of the invention will appear as the specificationproceeds.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is illustrated in a concreteand preferred form but changes may be made from the particularconstruction shown therein, without departing from the true spirit andscope of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferredembodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the drum orcylinder which carries the flexible heaters. Fig. 3 is a side view ofthe machine with one of the side frames removed and with the skinsupport, chute and rotating member for the heaters in section. Fig. 4

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 22, 1913.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Serial No. 743,523.

is a detail View illustrating the preferred manner of mounting theflexible heaters.

I have used the same reference characters as referring to like partsthroughout the several views.

The heaters 10 are made of some flexible material, preferably leather,and are mounted upon the rotating support or carrier 11 journaled at 12in suitable bearings 13, carried by the framework 9. It isdisadvantageous to have all the heaters, or a great number of heaters,strike the skin at once, since this would produce too much of a pull onthe skin. It is therefore preferred to have the heaters arranged in theform of a spiral extending progressively around the circumference of therotating support. In the present instance two securing strips 16 arecarried by the rotating member, each one extending substantially aroundonehalf of the drum in spiral relation thereto. The heaters are attachedto the securing strips 16 by means of screws 15, whereby any beater maybe removed, or by removing the entire securing strip all the heaters maybe removed together. Preferably the securing strip 16 has a rounded edge17 to prevent the heaters from breaking or becoming worn at this point.The heaters on one securing strip 16 are preferably staggeredtransversely with relation to the heaters carried by the other securingstrip, as shown in Fig. 2. It is evident from the above that the pullingaction, due to the engagement of the heaters with the skin, will bereduced very materially.

The drum carrying the heaters may be operated in any way, as by means ofthe motor 18 connected to the rotating carrier 11 by means of a belt 19and pulleys 20 and 21. A variable speed regulator 22 is used to vary thespeed of the motor so as to increase or decrease the beating action ofthe device.

Suitably mounted in the framework 9, or upon an extension thereof, asshown, is a soft elastic skin support 14 which is provided with springs8 to give the necessary resiliency or elasticity, and which further hasa suitable covering 7. This support is arranged in an inclined position,the inclination being in one direction only. The result is that when theskin is placed upon the said fur support the heaters will engage thesame, but owing to the elasticity of the support 14:, the said heaterswill quickly re bound, and when subsequently moved out or" the plane ofthe support 14 by the rotation of the drum 11, the said heaters will notdrag on the fur, and hence will not destroy the fine top hairs of theskin. It will be noted that the heaters are relatively short and extendonly a relatively short distance over the skin support. This also helpsto prevent dragging on the skin, since if the heaters were unduly longthe weight of the heaters would prevent the rebound which is sonecessary to prevent dragging on the skin. As the skin travels downwardover the inclined support 1 it is desirable that some means should beprovided whereby the fur will be held out of the path of the rotatingheaters, hence I have provided a delivery chute 23 which extendsforwardly underneath the rotatable member 11 in a clownwardly inclineddirection, substantially from the lowermost point of the skin support.The skin support may therefore be said to extend rearwardly away fromthe retatable member 11 and in an upwardly inclined direction. Also itwill be noted that the rotatable member 11 is mounted sub stantiallyabove, the junction of the support 14 and the chute 23. It will be notedthat the angle of inclination of the delivery chute 28 is greater thanthat of the inclination of the support 14:, thereby permitting the skinto move out of the path of the heaters.

What is claimed, is:

1. A fur heating machine comprising: a plurality of flexible heaters,rotatable means for causing said heaters to strike the skin, and softelastic means for supporting the skin at the point where the heatersstrike the same for causing the heaters to rebound thereby preventingsaid heaters from dragging on the skin when disengaging the same.

2. A fur beating machine comprising: a

plurality of flexible heaters, rotatable means for causing said heatersto strike the skin, and soft, elastic means, inclined in the directionof the rotatable means only, for supporting the skin at the point wherethe beaters strike the same for causing said heaters to rebound therebypreventing them from dragging on the skin when disengaging the same.

3. In a fur beating machine, an inclined skin support, a discharge chuteextending downward from the lowermost end of the skin support at agreater angle of inclination than that of the skin support, a rotatahlemember mounted in a vertical plane substantially above the junction ofthe said skin support and chute, and flexible heaters carried by saidrotatable member.

4. In a fur beating machine, a framework, a rotatable member havingflexible heaters mounted in said framework, a skin support extendingrearwardly away from said rotatable member in an upwardly inclineddirection, and a discharge chute, extending forwardly underneath therotatable member in a downwardly inclined direction substantially fromthe lowermost point of the skin support.

5. In a fur beating machine, the combination of a support for the fur, arotating drum journaled above the fur support, means for rotating saiddrum, a securing strip extending spirally around the drum, a pluralityof flexible heaters, and screws en gaged in the securing strip forfastening the inner ends of the heaters thereto in spaced relation.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 16th day of January A. D. 1913.

' FRANK HERUD.

Witnesses LAURA E. SMITH, Pnimr S. McLean.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of .Eatents, Washington, I). G.

